Nicky McFadden | |
|---|---|
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office February 2011 – 25 March 2014 | |
| Constituency | Longford–Westmeath |
| Senator | |
| In office 13 September 2007 – 25 February 2011 | |
| Constituency | Administrative Panel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 December 1962 Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland |
| Died | 25 March 2014 (aged 51) Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland |
| Political party | Fine Gael |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Gabrielle McFadden (sister) |
| Alma mater | Athlone Institute of Technology |
Nicky McFadden (6 December 1962 – 25 March 2014) was an Irish Fine Gael politician. She was elected as a Teachta Dála (TD) for Longford–Westmeath at the 2011 general election, and was a member of Seanad Éireann on the Administrative Panel from 2007 to 2011.[1]
A community worker, she was chairperson of the Strategic Policy Committee (Planning) of Westmeath County Council and Westmeath County Heritage Forum, and a member of Westmeath VEC. She was also a member of the governing body of Athlone Institute of Technology and chairperson of the Board of Management of Athlone Community College.
She obtained a Legal Studies Diploma from Athlone IT, was a medical secretary for nine years, and was also a former employee of Electric Ireland.
She was first elected to Athlone Town Council in 1999, topping the poll. In July 2003 she was co-opted onto Westmeath County Council when her father, Brendan McFadden, retired.
McFadden unsuccessfully contested the 2007 general election in the Longford–Westmeath constituency where she received over 5,000 first preferences.[2] She was elected to the Seanad in July 2007.
She died of the effects of motor neurone disease on 25 March 2014.[3][4]
Her sister Gabrielle McFadden held the Fine Gael seat at the 2014 Longford–Westmeath by-election.